Man suspected in Fashion Valley kidnapping arrested

Witnesses who saw a woman trying to get out of a car called police

San Diego  San Diego police arrested a 22-year-old man suspected of kidnapping the mother of his son Friday night.

The man drove to Fashion Valley mall about 9 p.m. so his son could see his mother, police Officer David Stafford said. When she got into the car, the man sped off with the woman and child in the back seat, the officer said.

The man refused to let the woman out, and at one point witnesses saw her trying to get out of the car and contacted police, Stafford said.

Officers responded to a residence on 20th Street, near L Street, in Sherman Heights where the car was registered. They heard a woman screaming inside and forced entry. The man and woman were inside. The victim told officers she had been kidnapped.

The man was taken into custody and later booked into jail on counts of kidnapping, misdemeanor battery and violation of a court order. His name was not released.